Saturday, August 31, 2013

Diana Nyad has started her latest swim from Cuba to Florida, a stunt she's been attempting since 1978.
People have been trying to do that since 1959.

Friday, August 30, 2013

Lamar Odom was arrested for DUI after police pulled him over for driving too slow.
He was moving so slow in the lane, they thought he was Aaron Gray.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

More post-season baseball awards favorites emerging: Don Mattingly, Babysitter of the Year.
Champions League group draws: Arsenal with Marseille, Dortmund and Napoli in the Group of Death.
Bayern with Man City and Viktoria Plzen in the Group of Beer.
Add "Fashion Consulting" to the list of Ohio State Buckeyes football player majors.
Why is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie taking verbal shots at a New York Jets reporter?
Obama would never do that. He'd send in a drone.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Johnny Manziel is going to miss the first half of Texas A&M's opener versus Rice.
It's a noon start - so will most A&M fans.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Team Canada had their practice camp, where they were putting together the best ball hockey squad in the world.
Strong leadership on this team: Duncan Keith has emerged as the guy who yells "Car!" and "Game on!".

Monday, August 26, 2013

ESPN has finalized a deal to pay the Little League World Series $60 million over eight years for broadcast rights.
That's a lot of pizza and ice cream.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

The Luongo interview even had bonus footage that was released.
They were that close to releasing it as a DVD, but we'd already seen the bloopers.
TSN's Roberto Luongo interview was broken up and stretched over three parts.
Drawn out like Peter Jackson adapting a Tolkien novel.
Louis Vuitton has won over my loyalty from Prada by sponsoring the America's Cup.
The next time I'm faced with a purchasing decision between the two, I'm thinking: "And what world class yacht race have you title-sponsored lately, Prada?"

Friday, August 23, 2013

A poorly-promoted post-sporting event concert in South Africa left singer Brandy performing in a 90,000-seat stadium in front of 40 people.
It's like doing the anthem at Marlins Park.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Much fanfare surrounding Ichiro's 4000th hit, which includes his Japanese league stats.
We're counting everything now?!?
Dock Ellis...5000 hits...Hall Of Fame!
New Canucks coach John Tortorella says Roberto Luongo's mental state is a non-issue.
Well, new league rules say the straitjackets have to be slimmer fitting this season.
Viewers were pointing out that Tim Tebow wasn't going to get a drive in against Detroit.
The only drive he's likely to see at this point is to the airport.
Terrell Owens is suing his former agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
I need Terrell's spokesperson to tell me how many reasons he has to sue him.
The Montreal Alouettes announced QB Anthony Calvillo suffered a concussion versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders and is currently resting at home with his great-grandchildren.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

A-Rod says he's done talking about non-baseball topics.
Oh, great - I was looking forward to his review of The World's End.
The NFL called the Bears' Jon Bostic's hit on the Chargers' Mike Willie "spectacular", then fined him $21, 000.
Coming up next: automatic fines for any defensive play that makes Sportscenter's Top 10.